Exercise 1

Exercise 1 Track 1

Say true, false or I don’t know
_____false______ 1. Ana is very good at rollerblading
______true_____ 2. She’s from Argentina.
____i don´t know_____ 3. She grew up in Bariloche.
__ i don´t know_____ _________ 4. She moved when she was 18 years old
______false_____ 5. She was at the university when she moved
_________true__ 6. She learned to rollerblade at the park.
_________true__ 7. It’s Ted’s first time rollerblading.
__ i don´t know_____ _____ 8. Ted works at Thomas Cook travel agency.
_______true____ 9. He’s very good with computers.
_____false______ 10. Ana is a teaching a computer course.
__true_________ 11. Ana promises to give Ted rollerblading lessons.

Exercise 2. CD 1 track 3
Listen to interviews with two immigrants to the United States. Complete the chart.


Yu Hong
Ajay
Where is he/she from?
I m from china

I m from india
When did he/she move to the united states?
In 1992
In 1991
What does he/she do now?

I m transportation engineer
Computer technician
What’s difficult about being an immigrant?
No relative in the united states
u.s educational system
What does he/she miss the most?
Mom´s soup
Weather, family, quality of life.

Exercise 3. track 7

Listen to the first part of the conversation and select the best answer

1. What’s the woman’s first complaint?
There’s never a taxi when you want one.
There’s never a bus when you want one.
2. What does she feels like doing sometimes?
Writing a letter to the president.
Writing a letter to the paper
3. What do they decide to do?
Go and get a cup of coffee.
Go and get a sandwich

Listen to the rest of the conversation. What else is wrong with the transportation System in their city?
Buses
Cars
Parking

Buses are too old.
Need modern buses


Too many cars downtown

There isn’t enough parking





EXERCISE 4 CD 1 track 9
Listen again and correct the false statement.
false
current information
1 false
Motorists are allowed to drive into the business district with a special pass
4 false
Public transportation is excellent.


Exercise 5. Listen and complete with the missing words. CD 1 track 9
ENGINEER: Quite a number of things have______ (1) been done _______ (2) to help solve traffic problems _________ (3) in Singapore. For example, motorists must_________ (4) buy a special pass if they want_________ (5) to drive________ (6) into the downtown_____________ (7) business district. They can_______ (8) go into the bussines______________ (9) district only if they have the pass displayed on their windshield.

Another thing Singapore_____________ (10) has done is to make_________ (11) it more difficult____________ (12) to buy cars. People__________ (13) have to apply for a certificate if they want to buy a car____________(14) . And the number of certificates is limited. Not everybody________________ (15) can get one_____________.(16)

There__________ (17) is also a high tax_________ (18) on cars, so it costs three_________ (19) or four times as much to buy a car in Singapore as it does___________ (20) in, say, the United States or Canada______________ (21).

The other thing_____________ (22) Singapore has done is to build an excellent public transportation___________ (23) system. Their subway_____________ (24) system is one of the best in the world_____________ (25). And there is also a very good___________ (26) taxi and bus system ____________ (27).